Tense And Aspect In Ogbunike Igbo

TABLE OF CONTENTS
The page - - - - - - - - i
Approval page - - - - - - - - ii
Dedication - - - - - - - - - iii
Acknowledgement - - - - - - - - iv
Abstract - - - - - - - - - v
Table of Contents - - - - - - - - vi

CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction - - - - - - - - 1
1.1 Background of Study - - - - - - - 2
1.2 Statement of Problem - - - - - - 3
1.3 Purpose of Study - - - - - - - 4
1.4 Significance of the Study - - - - - - 4
1.5 Research Question - - - - - - - 4
1.6 Scope /Limitation of Study - - - - - - 5

CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Literature Review - - - - - - - 6
2.1 Theoretical Studies - - - - - - - 6
2.1.1 Tense - - - - - - - - - 7
2.1.2 Aspect - - - - - - - - 9
2.2 Empirical Studies - - - - - - - 11
2.2.1 Igbo Bilingual Grammar Books - - - - - 11
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2.2.2 Igbo Monolingual Grammar Books - - - - 20
2.2.3 Comparative Analysis of Both - - - - - 34
2.3 Summary - - - - - - - - 39

CHAPTER THREE
3.0 Tense in Ogbunike - - - - - - - 40
3.1 Future Tense - - - - - - - - 40
3.2 Past Tense - - - - - - - - 43
3.3 Unfulfilled Tense - - - - - - - 46

CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 Aspect in Ogbunike - - - - - - - 50
4.1 Progressive Aspect - - - - - - - 50
4.2 perfective Aspect - - - - - - - 53
4.3 Stative Aspect - - - - - - - - 56
4.4 Habitual Aspect - - - - - - - 58

CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 Summary, Findings and conclusions - - - - 61
5.1Summary - - - - - - - - 61
5.2 Findings - - - - - - - - - 61
5.3 Conclusions - - - - - - - - 64
References - - - - - - - - 65